Sharepoint 2013 - Client side powershell - what is possible ?

Hi

I am interested in using powershell to fetch Sharepoint data on the client side.

 I have installed the Sharepoint Client SDK http://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/confirmation.aspx?id=35585

My issue is trying to determine what is possible on the client side, e.g.

is http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee890108(v=office.15) i assume is all server side.

I would like to do something like

http://porchcode.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/importing-sharepoint-list-items-to-csv.html

http://blog.brianfarnhill.com/2009/06/my-adventures-into-sharepoint-and-powershell

1. Is there a definative guide to what you need to install and do to run sharepoint powershell on the client side ?

2. Are Get-SPWeb type references only for the server side powershell ?

3. Is there some comparision of client side operations vs say using remoting to server side powershell on the sharepoint server ?

Thanks in advance